indifference
Collocations
19(noun.)
ADJ
complete, supreme, total | a certain | growing | studied | apparent, feigned, pretended, seeming | bland, casual | callous, cold, cool, cruel | public
VERB + INDIFFERENCE
feel
express, show
He expressed complete indifference when his team lost the championship match.
affect, assume, feign, pretend
She pretended indifference when her friend mentioned the party she hadn't been invited to.
regard sb/sth with
Many teenagers regard their parents' warnings about screen time with complete indifference.
treat sb/sth with
be met with
Her proposal to change the company's dress code was met with complete indifference from the management.
be resigned to
She had grown resigned to her neighbor's indifference toward the community garden project.
PREP
with an ~
She shrugged with complete indifference when he announced he was moving abroad.
~ to/towards
She showed complete indifference to her son's complaints about the new school.
PHRASES
an attitude of indifference
His parents showed an attitude of indifference toward his career choices.
a matter of indifference
Whether we eat at home or go out is a matter of indifference to my sister.